I'm a huge fan of Helix, use it everyday. LSP works out of the box(if you install it with a package manager, otherwise you need to do a bit of config) .My configuration file has 5 lines or so, great defaults. No need for overly complicated configuration, or installing dozens of plugins, etc.. Did I mentioned is crazy fast? Opens in ms, and everything feels very snappy. The only thing I noticed, when I use it with tmux, the colorscheme get reverted, dunno if that is a tmux issue or not. But in general, great editor, thanks to the authors.
Amazing. I would consider making an official Youtube channel, and uploading some video tutorials there. Many people prefer video tutorials over good ol articles. Also , maybe a way to turn telemetry on/off? I really love I can use Acreom without any type of account. If you add E2EE in the premium plans many offline first users will get it for sure (at least I will). I didn't get super deep there, but is it possible to have an account with you and after buying a premium plan, just use an activation code/license, instead of logging in?
I don't think test scores are a predictor of success, but I do think they are one of the best metrics we have, and actually help poor kids to "make it" to good schools. Rich kids might have access to better teachers, but Math is the same for everyone, a poor kids using materials freely available in a public library can do very well in exams, allowing him to get into an elite school, otherwise only reserved for the elites.
Does anyone knows if 'passweys' will be implemented in open source password managers like BitWarden or KeyPassX, etc. ? Or do we need to rely on Apple/Microsoft/Google for this to work?
I think people are OK to admitting others are better, for example, I admit Hussain Bolt runs way faster than me. What people don't like is those "elites" telling us how to live our lives, or how to think, or what to accept as normal and what not, while coming from an extremely privileged background that most people don't have, where their "achievement" are more of a consequence of their upbringing and less of a personal success story.
I agree, people only see the "success" and not what made it possible. That's why I find the "that person is simply better" argument nonsensical. Better at what? Rich guys what went to an expensive school , with other rich guys , then use their network of other rich guys to fund/use/advertise their product, which funny enough, most of the time get acquired into a bigger company that just dilutes the product into their ecosystem.
The thing is , if you are on a visa the "you might as well give it a chance" doesn't work, does it? Because those people are usually the ones exploited by their managers, as they have leverage over them (when you are on a visa and get laid off , you only have 60 days to find another company that is willing to sponsor your visa). You are ignoring the pressure and mental burden that L4s on visas go through with unfair pivot processes, etc. I'm glad you liked your time there, but if you dive deeper, and ask around, you will see how many of these people are having a hard time.
And people usually make more morning switching jobs every couple of years than staying in the same place. I have been hired several times, with better compensation than people more senior than me who have "been around" for a long time.
Boomers look surprised, and I think they fail to see the reality of current times. Decades ago, an university teacher, could afford to buy a home for his family , not too far from where he/she/* worked. Nowadays, even with FAANG salaries you can't buy a decent size home for your family even in a "30 minutes drive" radio from where your offices are. Imagine other professions who are not paid as much. People see through the "hustle mentality" grindset, usually only the ones telling you to hustle and grind are the ones making the big bucks. I understand there are outliers , people who did hustle and became very wealthy, but the problem I see is, the older generation fails to see the evident changes in the social and economical landscape that push their people towards this type of attitude towards work.
I missed Kramer. And yes, they will probably "write it off", I wonder if only BNB is going to be affected or if their stacking platform is also halted.
If your country do those things, some people might feel is hypocritical, because a citizen of {evil_country} have nothing to do with {crimes}. Just because Alice's country did it long ago, doesn't mean Alice have the higher moral ground over Bob. Again, just pointing out what it is. Don't care, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat,etc can dissappear tomorrow, and I wouldn't notice.
Maybe things changed in the last 3-6 months? But from what I have gathered, from people just talking in slack channels, Blind, and friends who work there, is not good at all. People have received emails from L4s having nervous breakdowns after being bullied by managers and peers. If you want , you can search your mailbox.
I don't like companies which business model is spying on people , regardless who their master is. To answer your question(if you really want an answer) , is, hypocrisy, many people have a problem with Alice pointing out that Bob did X thing, when Alice in the first place have also done said X thing. Not justifying anything, or anyone whatsoever, just telling raven how some people might think.
Lol, ex-Amazonian here, please cut the crap. EC2 is infamous for being one of the worst orgs in all AWS. Nasty stack ranking, abusing SDEs on visas, hiring L4s to fire them later, I personally known at least 3 folks that were let go from EC2 (Vpc) and then got into Google and Apple. Give me a break, there is a reason why recruiters have a hard time filling the headcount over there. And on top of that, ton of legacy code.
The downside is, the government have 0 business knowing where I am, or where I go. I don't need to justify my right for privacy. And the argument of "if you are innocent, you have nothing to fear" is lame, and toxic, that is like saying, you don't drive that much, is ok to force you to take the bus.
This is not true, and just taking a dab on a fellow engineer looking for a job is not cool or funny. With that out of the way, most boring (insurance, e-shops, healthcare, logistic, etc...) don't care about keeping anyone(tech) around, so the "if you are good enough, companies will try to keep you" is a lie, at least in the US. Anyone can pickup their tech stack fairly quick. The technique I have seen some "boring" companies use, is to hire very junior folks , convince them they are making progress in their careers , promoting them to SDE1, 2, Senior SDE, Team Lead, etc... (and raising their compensation to a 3-5% each time, and making it a big deal) which means very little if your company doesn't have real infra. Many people settle for a familiar environment(sometimes the only they know) that pays them just enough. In big tech is a bit different(in my experience from Amazon, Msft and Google) , they do have "Dive & Save" money, to keep you from going to the competition.
Worse than the people outside your windows screaming, having fights, r*ping each other, being abused, assaulting others? Is very easy to judge when you don't live the consequences.
I think you would have a hard time getting a valid candidate from Louisville, MO, to take a ~5 hours flight to LA, for a job that was supposed to be remote. Maybe the reason the candidate is looking for a remote job, is they don't have to travel? But I get what you say, maybe this approach is better when hiring in the same city/area.
Not in places like Cuba, where I know first hand, people who participated in the protest in July 11th where charged based on the apps the police and G2(Cuban FSB) found in their phones.
I feel you. I'm more or less in the same situation, I have a cosy job at FAANG, but I have at least 2 very close friends who run their online hustle and not only make more than me, but also pay less taxes ;). One of the hardest things for me is finding a good niche for a business.
> Chances are that the business will go under by the time you want to get out of it.
What makes you think that? Obviously there is always risks associated to almost everything you do, and running a business is no exception, but I don't think most businesses follow the "go down by the time you want to get out." route.
> Then giving the burden to your kids down the line seems even more risky.
The burden of an asset? You can always sell your parent's business, for cents on the dollar in the worst case?, and you still get more than what you would get if your parents had nothing. Also cash savings and running a business are not exclusive, actually, usually people running business have more assets/cash that people working for somebody else.
> I think working for yourself is fine, but it still seems like a time-constrained endeavor.
Working for somebody else's business is also a time-constrained endeavor.
I'm not saying that everyone should be running a business, you could make the case of a VP at Amazon making way more than an indie hacker, sure, the thing is the possible amount of VPs at companies big enough with such high salaries, are the order of hundreds , in the other hand, there is thousands of people making a lot of money online, with all type of niche apps and/or services.
You can sell your business, the cash you can leave to your kids, is upper bounded by how high you can get into the corporate ladder, which for most people, is not very high. Your family can always sell your business and get that cash. I was also referring to a profitable business, not a startup (is pretty uncommon for people to leave startups to their next in kin). I know people who have someone else running their family business (with a pretty good deal for both parties) and focus on other stuff they care about.
Is not about who do you work for, is about what you own. Running your own show makes you the owner of your work, you could sell your business, pass it down to your family, etc... when you work for somebody else, you are contracting your time, without any ownership, you can't leave your kids your Senior Engineer position at Google, but you could leave them a profitable business. Is like renting vs buying, sometimes makes more sense to rent, but most of the time is better to buy(long term).
Because there are plenty of people who are willing to take on the role, who love Mozilla products and actually believe in the mission. 3 mil. is more than enough for the CEO of a non-profit or a company like Mozilla. If she were to really be worth 10 millions as CEO she would be at FAANG, or a unicorn, etc... In that comment which at the time people called out, she was just doing more of the virtue signaling we are used to, and just revealed the type of leadership Mozilla have.
I remember a comment from their CEO complaining that a 3 million USD comp was a "sacrifice" she was making because she believes on the mission. Totally insane.